Table
3. Number of deaths and death rates, by age, race, and sex: United
States, 2006

[Rates
per 100,000 population in specified group. Populations used for
computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000
census, estimated as of July 1, 2006; see "Technical Notes." Data for
specified races other than white and black should be interpreted with
caution because of inconsistencies between reporting race on death
certificates and on censuses and surveys; see "Technical Notes"]

All
races

White1

Black1

American Indian
or Alaska Native1,2

Asian or Pacific
Islander1,3

Age

Both
sexes

Male

Female

Both
sexes

Male

Female

Both
sexes

Male

Female

Both
sexes

Male

Female

Both
sexes

Male

Female

Number

All ages

2,426,264

1,201,942

1,224,322

2,077,549

1,022,328

1,055,221

289,971

148,602

141,369

14,037

7,630

6,407

44,707

23,382

21,325

Under 1 year

28,527

15,980

12,547

18,403

10,345

8,058

8,858

4,886

3,972

393

242

151

873

507

366

1 - 4 years

4,631

2,541

2,090

3,233

1,781

1,452

1,144

633

511

94

51

43

160

76

84

5 - 9 years

2,735

1,551

1,184

1,961

1,111

850

631

369

262

39

20

19

104

51

53

10 - 14 years

3,414

2,074

1,340

2,499

1,528

971

763

462

301

52

27

25

100

57

43

15 - 19 years

13,739

9,918

3,821

10,142

7,168

2,974

2,952

2,309

643

291

195

96

354

246

108

20 - 24 years

21,148

16,152

4,996

15,729

12,007

3,722

4,531

3,484

1,047

373

283

90

515

378

137

25 - 29 years

20,897

15,181

5,716

15,214

11,114

4,100

4,875

3,506

1,369

327

242

85

481

319

162

30 - 34 years

22,055

15,007

7,048

15,913

10,969

4,944

5,170

3,413

1,757

381

250

131

591

375

216

35 - 39 years

31,499

20,131

11,368

23,227

15,107

8,120

7,040

4,268

2,772

497

325

172

735

431

304

40 - 44 years

51,544

32,019

19,525

38,833

24,663

14,170

10,890

6,253

4,637

755

459

296

1,066

644

422

45 - 49 years

79,268

49,018

30,250

60,500

38,112

22,388

16,254

9,391

6,863

904

563

341

1,610

952

658

50 - 54 years

105,763

66,154

39,609

81,469

51,569

29,900

21,165

12,721

8,444

1,033

636

397

2,096

1,228

868

55 - 59 years

133,053

81,373

51,680

105,462

64,935

40,527

23,782

14,168

9,614

1,089

658

431

2,720

1,612

1,108

60 - 64 years

148,348

87,614

60,734

121,646

72,226

49,420

22,614

13,030

9,584

1,137

636

501

2,951

1,722

1,229

65 - 69 years

171,883

98,721

73,162

142,813

82,594

60,219

24,208

13,369

10,839

1,257

687

570

3,605

2,071

1,534

70 - 74 years

218,210

119,444

98,766

185,765

102,331

83,434

26,918

14,218

12,700

1,195

608

587

4,332

2,287

2,045

75 - 79 years

297,710

154,227

143,483

261,623

136,662

124,961

29,260

14,144

15,116

1,245

607

638

5,582

2,814

2,768

80 - 84 years

369,628

173,088

196,540

331,393

156,342

175,051

30,742

13,178

17,564

1,297

549

748

6,196

3,019

3,177

85 years and over

701,992

241,578

460,414

641,545

221,622

419,923

48,142

14,778

33,364

1,676

591

1,085

10,629

4,587

6,042

Not stated

220

171

49

179

142

37

32

22

10

2

1

1

7

6

1

Rate

All ages4

810.4

814.8

806.1

858.1

852.3

863.9

733.0

786.7

684.0

438.5

477.1

399.9

307.4

330.6

285.6

Under 1 year5

690.7

756.3

622.0

576.0

632.7

516.5

1,303.1

1,407.1

1,194.6

878.0

1,057.8

689.9

414.7

469.7

356.9

1 - 4 years

28.4

30.5

26.3

25.5

27.5

23.5

43.3

47.1

39.4

54.4

58.1

50.5

19.6

18.1

21.1

5 - 9 years

13.9

15.4

12.3

12.8

14.1

11.4

19.9

22.9

16.8

15.4

15.5

*

11.0

10.7

11.4

10 - 14 years

16.6

19.6

13.3

15.6

18.6

12.5

22.4

26.7

17.9

18.3

18.7

17.8

10.6

11.8

9.3

15 - 19 years

64.4

90.7

36.8

61.1

84.1

36.9

84.7

130.8

37.4

95.5

126.1

63.9

37.4

50.4

23.5

20 - 24 years

100.2

148.0

49.0

94.8

139.3

46.6

142.0

215.7

66.5

126.8

186.7

63.1

50.1

72.1

27.2

25 - 29 years

100.9

143.4

56.5

93.6

132.3

52.2

163.9

242.0

89.8

125.3

177.7

68.1

39.4

53.0

26.2

30 - 34 years

111.9

150.4

72.5

103.3

138.7

65.9

192.9

268.0

124.9

167.7

212.9

119.4

42.6

55.2

30.5

35 - 39 years

148.7

189.0

107.9

137.8

176.1

98.1

252.6

324.7

188.2

221.0

284.2

155.6

55.9

67.2

45.2

40 - 44 years

229.3

285.9

173.1

214.0

269.8

157.3

373.1

457.3

298.9

320.7

391.4

250.5

90.4

112.4

69.6

45 - 49 years

347.7

435.3

262.2

323.7

408.3

239.3

576.3

715.6

455.0

398.9

510.8

292.9

151.8

188.7

118.3

50 - 54 years

516.4

659.7

378.9

479.5

612.8

348.7

892.9

1,171.2

657.4

539.6

688.7

400.6

225.7

283.4

175.3

55 - 59 years

730.1

920.0

551.0

686.5

861.2

518.0

1,232.7

1,625.1

909.1

696.2

869.8

533.6

350.6

450.2

265.2

60 - 64 years

1,110.2

1,373.6

869.7

1,064.0

1,309.5

835.1

1,750.2

2,302.6

1,319.8

1,082.8

1,271.0

911.4

554.8

696.3

431.8

65 - 69 years

1,656.6

2,040.2

1,321.4

1,607.4

1,973.1

1,281.6

2,409.9

3,132.8

1,876.0

1,664.5

1,926.1

1,430.3

877.4

1,087.8

695.7

70 - 74 years

2,554.8

3,117.5

2,097.0

2,519.6

3,060.0

2,071.0

3,371.9

4,373.3

2,683.8

2,188.0

2,465.9

1,959.3

1,372.7

1,663.5

1,148.2

75 - 79 years

4,033.4

4,944.6

3,366.6

4,020.7

4,914.2

3,353.8

4,902.4

6,329.2

4,048.5

3,204.4

3,549.3

2,933.2

2,340.7

2,882.9

1,965.0

80 - 84 years

6,524.0

7,942.7

5,637.2

6,550.9

7,982.5

5,646.4

7,275.3

9,021.0

6,352.9

5,050.6

5,261.1

4,906.5

3,905.0

4,707.6

3,360.5

85 years and over

13,253.1

14,309.1

12,759.0

13,480.4

14,576.8

12,965.7

12,489.7

13,206.0

12,196.7

6,927.3

7,540.2

6,633.7

8,298.9

9,524.7

7,560.2

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision; see
"Technical Notes."1Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) standards. In 2006, multiple-race data
were reported by 25 states and the District of Columbia; see "Technical
Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged
to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for
comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical
Notes."2Includes Aleuts and Eskimos.3Includes Chinese, Filipino,
Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or Pacific Islander.4Figures for
age not stated are included in "All ages" but not distributed among age
groups.5Death rates for "Under 1 year" (based on population estimates)
differ from infant mortality rates (based on live births); see
"Technical Notes." * Figure does not meet standards of
reliability or precision;
see "Technical Notes."
1Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) standards. In 2006, multiple-race data were
reported by 25 states and the District of Columbia; see "Technical
Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged
to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for
comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical Notes."
2Includes Aleuts and Eskimos.
3Includes Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or
Pacific Islander.
4Figures for age not stated are included in "All ages" but not
distributed among age groups.5Death rates for "Under 1 year" (based on
population estimates) differ from infant mortality rates (based on live
births); see "Technical Notes."